Case for cigarettes.



V NIVOIS.

' CASE FOR CIGARETTES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-6,1914.

Llfifigfi, Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

VICTOR NIVOIS, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

CASE FOR CIGARETTES.

Specification of L tters Patent.

Patented nee. eaters.

.Application filed November 6, 1914. Serial No. 870,627.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VIoToR NIVOIS, a citizen of France, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cases for Cigarettes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to containers or cases and I have described it hereinafter for illustration as applied to articles such as cigarettes.

More specifically, the invention relates to that type of case in which the cigarettes or other articles are held within the case in a holder, the connection, between the case and the holder being such that when the case is opened, the holder displays the articles in a convenient manner for their removal.

A principal object of this invention is to produce a case of this type which is very simple in construction and which can be very readily and economically manufactured.

A further object of the invention is to produce a case of this type of very simple construction which can be opened out so that the case sections may lie eXtended in substantially the same plane, enabling the case to lie open upon a support such as a table, at 4 which time the holder presents itself in a substantially upright position.

A further object of the invention is to pr0- duce a case of this type which, when closed, has very little thickness so that it can be very readily carried in ones pocket.

A further object is to produce a case of this type which is particularly adapted to be stamped from sheet metal with dles in a very simple manner, and my improvements are concerned not only with the case but with the holder Within the case.

Further objects of the invention will ap pear more fully hereinafter.

The invention consists in the general combination of parts and features hereinafter described, all of which contribute to produce an eflicient case or container.

A preferred embodiment of my invention will be particularly described in the following specification while the broad scope of my invention willrbe pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective showing a preferred form of case and illustrating the same lying open as upon a table or other horizontal support. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the holder as though about to be attached to the case. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the case lying open but showing only the middle portion of the case adjacent the hinge connection thereof. Fig. {l is a side elevation showing a portion of a pintle which is embodied in the invention, as illustrated. Fig. 5 is a cross section taken at the hinge connection and illustrating the preferred embodiment of details of the invention. Fig. 6 is a plan in partial section of the middle portion of the case at the hinge connection.

Referring more particularly to the parts, the case preferably comprises two members or sections 10 and 11 which are preferably formed of slightly dished sheet metal, and these case-sections are preferably hingedly connected by a hinge connection 12 which may be formed along a pair of longitudinal edges of the case-sections. This hinge connection is preferably formed by means of a central shaft or pintle 13 which extends longitudinally of the case, and the case-section 10 is provided with integral ears formed into sleeves 14 through which the pintle passes. The case-section 11 is formed with similarly formed sleeves 15, said sleeves 15 being arranged so as to aline with the sleeves l4 and alternate therewith.

eans is provided tending to swing the case-sections apart to open the case, if the catch 16 which normally holds the case closed, is released. For this purpose I prefer to provide near the middle point of the pintle, a spring 17 the ends 18 of which engage the dished edges of the case-sections near the pintle. (See Fig. 5).

I provide a holder 19 for the articles or cigarettes and I prefer to arrange this holder so that when the case-seciions 10 and 11 lie open, as on a table, the holder will be maintained in a substantially upright posi tion such as that illustrated in Fig. 1. For this purpose I prefer to provide the pintle 13 at a suitable point with a part 20 which is preferably in the form of a projection or extension from the pintle, and I prefer to cut away a pair of adjacent sleeves 14 and 15 so that each case-section presents an abutinent or part 21 which lies beyond the axis of the pintle with respect to the case-section of which it forms a part. From this arrangement it is evident that when the casesections swing apart to openjhe case, the parts 21 move toward each other. These parts 21 each preferably presents a shoulder 22 and these shoulders approach each other when the case is opened, and between these shoulders 22 there is located the aforesaid sections and the pintle also performs another very useful functionarising as follows :-When the case is opening the pintle remains stationary with, or rotates with the friction sleeve. In the first case the holder is swung up into position by the part 22 of the loose sleeved section. In case the tight sleeved section is rotated it swings the holder out with it until the outward movement of the holder is arrested by the part 20 engaging the part 22 of the loose sleeved section. On account of this function of the friction tight sleeve, I may dispense with the part 20 altogether and simply provide any suitable means for limiting the swinging movement of the holder on the loose sleeved section.

The holder 19 is preferably formed of two oppositely disposed plates 19 and 19 and these plates are separate or distinct from each other and preferably abut at their lower edges 25. (See Fig. 5.) The extremities of these plates are preferably connected together by means of stems or arms adjacent the ends of the pintle, and in the embodiment illustrated these stems are preferably formed by bending the ends of the pintle to form extensions 24 projecting laterally; and to enable the plates to be attached, I prefer to form sleeves 26 on the opposite ends of one of the plates, and an intermediate sleeve 27 on the opposite ends of the other plate. The plates are put together with the sleeves in alinement as indicated in Fig. 2, and the sleeves at both ends of the holder are then simultaneously slipped onto the extensions 24.. Any suitable means is then employed for preventing the displacement of the holder from the extensions such as by slightly bending or riveting the end of each extension, or by indenting or pinching one of the sleeves at one end, as shown at 30, Figs. 1 and 3.

In order to hold the articles such as cigarettes, the plates l919 are preferably pressed when they are formed so as to present oppositely disposed recesses 28, and in the finished holder these recesses being opposite to each other, form rudimentary pockets to receive the cigarettes as shown by the cigarette 29 in Fig. 1.

One of the plates such as 19 is preferably wider than the other so that it projects above the other to guide the cigarettes and facilitate the filling of the holder.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 6, the

adjacent corners of the case-sections 10 and 11 are formed with small gaps or notches 31 arranged so that when the case is closed the shoulder portions 32 of the pintle are exposed and form a rounded corner for the closed case.

When the case lies open 'a part of the pintle such as part 20 is held between two parts which move with the case-sections respectively, such as parts 22. When the case is fully open, these parts of course, assist in preventing a further opening movement of the case.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described herein is only one of the many forms or embodiments the invention may take, and I do not wish to be limited in thepractice of my invention, nor in my claims, to the particular embodiment set forth.

What I claim is 1. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising two sections having'a hinge connection therebetween and adapted to swing apart, a pintle at said hinge connection with extensions adjacent the extremities thereof, a holder for the articles comprising two oppositely disposed separate plates attached at their extremities to said extensions.

2. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising two sections having a hinge connection therebetween and adapted to swing apart, a pintle at said hinge connection with extensions adjacent the extremities thereof, a holder for the articles comprising two oppositely disposed, separate plates having sleeves at their extremities received over said extensions.

3. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising two sections having a hinge connection therebetween and adapted to swing apart, a pintle at said hinge connection with extensions adjacent the extremities thereof, a holder for the articles comprising two oppositely disposed separate plates having sleeves at their extremities received over said extensions, said plates having oppositely disposed recesses therein cooperating to form pockets for the articles. 1

4. A case forarticles such as cigarettes comprising a pintle, two case sections hingedly connected at said pintle and adapted to swing apart to open the case, said sections each having a part located beyond the axis of the pintle whereby said parts approach each other when the'sections swing open, said pintle having a part lying between said first named parts and engaged thereby when the case is open, and a holder for the articles carried by said pintle and adapted to be inclosed by said case-sections when the case is closed.

5. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising a pintle, two case-sections hingedly connected at said pintle and adapted to swing apart to open the case, said sections each having a part located beyond the axis of the pintle whereby said parts approach each other when the sections swing open, said pintle having a part lying between said first named parts and engaged thereby when the case is open, and a holder for the articles carried by said pintle and adapted to be inclosed by said case-sections when the case is closed, and means tending to swing said case sectionsapart.

6. A case for articles such as cigarettes, comprising a pintle, two case sections hingedly connected at said pintle and adapted to swing apart to open the case, said sections each having a sleeve around said pintle with a part located beyond the axis of the pintle whereby said parts approach each other when the sections swing open, said pintle having a part lying between said first named parts and engaged thereby when the case is open, and a holder for the articles carried by said pintle and adapted to be inclosed by said case-sections when the case is closed.

7. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising two hingedly connected casesections adapted to swing apart to open the case, said sections each having a part located beyond the axis of the hinge connection whereby said parts approach each other when the sections swing open, and a holder for the articles attached at the hinge connection and having a part lying between said first named parts and engaged thereby when the case is open.

8. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising a pintle, two case-sections having sleeves on said pintle and adapted to swing apart to open the case, a sleeve on each section having a part located beyond the axis of the pintle whereby said parts approach each other when the sections swing open, said pintle having a part lying between said first named parts and engaged thereby when the case is open, and a holder for the articles carried by said pintle and adapted to be inclosed by said case-sections when the case is closed.

9. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising two hinged case-sections, a pintle for .hingedly connecting the same, a holder attached to said pintle, one of said sections having a sleeve frictionally engaging with said pintle to cause thepintle to-move with the sleeve when the case-sections are moved toward or away from each other, the other of said case-sections having means for limiting the movement of the pintle to maintain the holder in position between the sections of the opened case.-

10. A case consisting of two case-sections, said case-sections having alined sleeves formed therebetween, a hinge pintle lying within said sleeves and having bent ends forming lateral extensions therefrom, a holder attached to said extensions, one of said case-sections having a tight sleeve on the pintle to exert a frictional force thereupon and cause the pintle to move with the sleeve, and means on the other case section for limiting the movement of the pintle with the tight sleeve.

11. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising two dished'case-sections having a hinge connection therebetween, a holder member for the articles adapted to be inclosed by said case-sections and consisting of a pair of oppositely disposed separate plates, stems connecting the ends of said. plates, and means for swinging said holder member out into the space between said case-sections when the case is opened.

12.- A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising a pair of case-sections having alining sleeves and a hinge pintle passing therethrough connecting said case-sections, a holder for the cigarettes carried by said pintle, said pintle having a projection thereupon, one of the sleeves on one of said cascsections having an abutment for engaging said projection to limit the movement thereof in one direction, an adjacent sleeve on the other case section having an abutment to engage the other side of said projection and limit the movement of the pintle in the other direction.

13. A holder for articles such as cigarettes consisting of a pair of separate plates arranged in spaced relation, said plates having alining sleeves formed at their opposite ends, and a pintle member having stems at its opposite ends passing through said sleeves and connecting said plates.

14. A case for articles such as cigarettes comprising two sections having a hinge connection therebetween and adapted to swing apart, a pintle at said hinge connection with extensions adjacent the extremities thereof, a holder for the articles comprising two oppositely disposed separate plates abutting at their edges adjacent the hinge and attached at their extremities to said exten sions, one of said plates being of greater width than the other so as to project beyond the same at the outer edge of the holder to guide the articles into the holder.

15. A cigarette case comprising two similar dished members hinged together, a holder for cigarettes arranged within the case and adapted to assume an upright position relative to the case members when the case is open, said holder consisting of oppositely arranged plates, said plates having integrally formed alined. sleeves at an end thereof, a stem passing through said alined sleeves to hold the plates assembled in holder form, and means for causing the said holder to assume an upright position relative to the dished members when the case is open.

16. A case for articles such as cigarettes, comprising a pair of case-sections having alining sleeves and a hinge pintle passing therethrough and adapted to permit of the case-sections being swung apart so as to lie in substantially the same plane, an article holder adapted to be inclosed between the case-sections when said sections are brought together and supported in an upright position at substantially right angles to the casesections when the latter are open,' stems at tions are being moved to open position and operating to maintain the holder in an up right positionwhen the case-sections are 1n full open position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

VICTOR NIVOIS. Witnesses;

J. GRANVILLE MEYERS, L. ELFMAN. 

